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(~50,000 visits per month)
Portfolio of sites designed by Julian Taylor ~50,000 visits per month!
The sites I've designed and maintain now receive over 60,000 visits per month. The business and opportunities generated from these sites is clear - see below for the details of each site.
The Oxford Gun Company |
Monthly visits:- ~16,000 |
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This is the second version of The Oxford
Gun Company (OGC) website, which
involved a complete re-write from scratch. As a result, the number of visits tripled in the first month of release to over 9,000.
This version includes a dynamically filterable stock list, full content management allowing the OGC to change entries themselves, and the ability to upload their own event photos. Also included is a full news system , keeping the site fresh with new information.
The news and the stock list have RSS feeds 
and simple
mobile-phone feeds, to increase use and visibility
of the site content.
Pro-Shot Shooting | Monthly visits:- ~200 |
Pro Shot Shooting is part of The Oxford Gun Company, being run as a separate business opportunity to parties, fairs and corporate events. David was looking for a site to fit in with the corporate style, but have its own identity.
It's a very basic site, but aims to provide exactly what a potential customer needs, encouraging them to ring David so that he can tailor the pricing to be event-specific.
The Christ's Hospital Association (CHA) | Monthly visits:- ~13,000 |
The Christ's Hospital Association (CHA) website was developed
by a good friend, Lou Barr, of www.frogboxdesign.co.uk.
Lou developed the website structure and core content, and taught me a lot about the W3C standards and specifications.
My initial involvement comprised two main areas:-
1. The new News system - with full content-editor, automatic archive
menu structure, and image upload capability. This draws people in with the RSS feed and mobile
phone content.
2. The Blue Yellow Pages (BYP)
- an
online database of information about what Old Blues (ex-pupils of Christ's Hospital School) are doing, and their contact details.
A full web-based editor is included, for the CHA staff to add, remove or amend records themselves, combined with a BYP feed and mobile
phone content.
The BYP has become a well-used resource by other Old Blues, reducing the workload on the CHA office from routine queries.
More recently, I've added:-
1. A full online shop facility, including taking payments by credit/debit card through Paypal.
2. An affiliate scheme, where the CH Foundation charity benefits from purchase made online at popular retailers.
The Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum | Monthly visits:- ~20,000 |
The Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum is an open discussion forum, established as a completely voluntary activity, and aiming to fill a gap in
communication between Old Blues (ex-pupils) of Christ's Hospital School.
As an Old Blue myself, this was my opportunity to give back to the charitable school which gave me "The
best education money can't buy"
From its start as a small endeavour, the site has steadily grown to have over 800 users, with around 200 regularly contributing to this thriving site.
The site also utilises Google Ads, which are tailored to the content of the site, providing valuable income to make the site financially self-supporting.
Cowes House | Monthly visits:- ~500 |
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This is a deliberately simple website, to help Michael Simmons to rent out this holiday home on the Isle of Wight.
There's no dynamic content - this keeps the costs down (no need to pay for the database which is required by content management) and no need for the RSS or mobile phone content. Any updates and sold weeks are simply emailed to me, and I update the availability page. Each year Michael provides me with a new calendar and price list, which I update prior to the new year's bookings.
The Schools Challenge | Monthly visits:- ~750 |
The Schools Challenge is a competition run by The Oxford Gun Company, as part of their initiative to encourage youngsters into shooting sports. Having run for two years, they were keen to have a place to share photos, advertise for their sponsors and schools, and encourage new schools and individuals to take part.
The aim was to retain the family look-and-feel of The Oxford Gun Company site, whilst also giving it a younger and more colourful feel.
The logo was designed and created, and the majority of the advertising pieced together from the company's websites and literature. School banners were also created in a similar manner.
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